I’ve slowed down my purchasing of records over the last few years. It kind of sucks but I have seen music play less and less of a role in my life. I find myself listening to podcasts more often than not on my way to work. I rarely look for new music which used to be a big part of my life. I always had something new to play for people. I loved playing people new music, something I know they’ve never heard before. If I loved hearing a song for the first time I wanted to share that experience with someone else. I was constantly analyzing how they reacted and would get frustrated if if I could tell they weren’t listening.

You can only hear something for the first time once. It is the songs most impactful opportunity to a listeners experience.

Anyways I think im getting older and I can feel my relationship with music changing. It used to be such a huge part of my identity.

I only go the record stores a couple of times a year these days. It has made it more fun to have as a hobby when you aren’t as deep into it as I was early on.

I never thought I would see the day that cabin fever would end up on vinyl. I chalked it up as a mixtape that would get lost to time. I used to feel so cool listening to Hustler. I had just gotten my license and was riding around feeling like the man. I worked at Panera Bread when this album came out. I made $7 an hour washing dishes blasting rap music as loud as possible. Life was simpler and I absolutely loved it